Ancient Medieval
Mon. 1/27 -- Books will be handed out. Comparison between the Minoans and Mycenaeans. We will make a chart [location, excavator, city, two vocab words, three cultural details]. We will watch "Minotaur Island" and "Engineering an Empire: Greece" to take notes and fill in the comparison chart. Brief discussion/summary. HW: Cultures of the Mountains and Sea p. 123-126
Tue. 1/28 -- Group project on Mycenae. Make a map of the city and label the Lion Gate, megaron, Grave circle A and the Treasury of Atreus.
Wed. 1/29 -- PowerPoint on the Iron Age of Greece (notes). Review for the map quiz on Greece.
Thur. 1/30 -- QZ: Greece map. Reading from Lycurgus: Sparta. Partner project to compare Sparta and Athens. (p. 128-131) * Cyberbulling lesson for 3rd period. Slight alteration of schedule.
Fri/ 1/31 -- Introduce the Persian war. Map on the expansion of the Persian empire and some questions on kings and culture. (p. 99-103) You will need a map if you are absent.
Economics
Mon. 1/27 -- Finish vocabulary presentations. Vocabulary puzzle on the chapter. Work on Economic systems chart.
Tue. 1/28 -- Bartering simulation -- Class members will have a role and then we will barter for items, adding money into the system to make the bartering easier. Economic systems chart DUE
Wed/ 1/29 -- QZ: Chapter 1 vocabulary (matching). PowerPoint on Capitalism and Communism. Reading page 38 to examine the advantages and disadvantages of different economic systems.
Thur. 1/30 -- Video: "Emerging Powers: China" with worksheet. Discussion of blended economies.
Fri. 1/31 -- Library to research on the economy of a country. Each student will have one country and will look up economic and government facts to compare the success of different economic systems. The country research is DUE on Monday.
Mon. 1/27 -- Books will be handed out. Comparison between the Minoans and Mycenaeans. We will make a chart [location, excavator, city, two vocab words, three cultural details]. We will watch "Minotaur Island" and "Engineering an Empire: Greece" to take notes and fill in the comparison chart. Brief discussion/summary. HW: Cultures of the Mountains and Sea p. 123-126
Tue. 1/28 -- Group project on Mycenae. Make a map of the city and label the Lion Gate, megaron, Grave circle A and the Treasury of Atreus.
Wed. 1/29 -- PowerPoint on the Iron Age of Greece (notes). Review for the map quiz on Greece.
Thur. 1/30 -- QZ: Greece map. Reading from Lycurgus: Sparta. Partner project to compare Sparta and Athens. (p. 128-131) * Cyberbulling lesson for 3rd period. Slight alteration of schedule.
Fri/ 1/31 -- Introduce the Persian war. Map on the expansion of the Persian empire and some questions on kings and culture. (p. 99-103) You will need a map if you are absent.
Economics
Mon. 1/27 -- Finish vocabulary presentations. Vocabulary puzzle on the chapter. Work on Economic systems chart.
Tue. 1/28 -- Bartering simulation -- Class members will have a role and then we will barter for items, adding money into the system to make the bartering easier. Economic systems chart DUE
Wed/ 1/29 -- QZ: Chapter 1 vocabulary (matching). PowerPoint on Capitalism and Communism. Reading page 38 to examine the advantages and disadvantages of different economic systems.
Thur. 1/30 -- Video: "Emerging Powers: China" with worksheet. Discussion of blended economies.
Fri. 1/31 -- Library to research on the economy of a country. Each student will have one country and will look up economic and government facts to compare the success of different economic systems. The country research is DUE on Monday.
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